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By Azeddine Fadli, senior vice president of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Canton Where are the sellers? That is the main question on everyone’s mind. For the first time in years, across the nation, the housing market is finally tipping in favor of home sellers, yet homes for sale are scarce. As stated in a […]
Mar 28 2013 | Posted in
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John T. “Mac” McCarthy of Canton passed away at home March 25. Born and raised in Stoughton, he graduated from Stoughton High School. He has lived in Canton since 1960 and worked for Clayton Uniform in Norwood for 15 years, retiring in 1999. He was a member of the American Legion Post #24, the Canton […]
Mar 28 2013 | Posted in
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John P. Missler, 80, of Canton, passed away March 24 at Norwood Hospital. Born in Dedham, he was raised in Canton, attended Canton schools, and was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He worked on the grounds crew at Knollwood Memorial Park in Canton for 39 years and retired in 2000. He was […]
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Edward F. Badejo, 23, of Sharon, passed away suddenly March 21 at Norwood Hospital. Born in Brockton, he was raised in Sharon and graduated from Sharon High School in 2008 and was currently a student at Le Cordon Bleu Culinary College in Cambridge. He loved all sports and played Pop Warner Football and basketball while […]
Mar 28 2013 | Posted in
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Margaret F. “Tolly” Millerick (Walsh), 94, of Greenville, Rhode Island, formerly of Canton, died peacefully March 20, 2013, following a long illness. She was the daughter of the late Michael and Margaret Walsh. She grew up in Melrose before moving to Canton in 1964. Tolly worked as an engineering assistant for the telephone company until […]
Mar 28 2013 | Posted in
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Photo 1: Award-winning Copley artist Lavonne Suwalski did two unique demonstrations in watercolor technique at the March meeting of the Canton Art Association at the Canton Public Library. (Ed Roche photo) Photos 2-3: On Saturday, March 9, the Canton Police and Fire departments hosted their fifth annual charity hockey benefit at Metropolis Rink. Proceeds from […]
Mar 21 2013 | Posted in
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The Canton High School drama club presented I Never Saw Another Butterfly on Friday and Saturday, March 15 and 16, in the CHS auditorium. The play, by Celeste Raspanti, is based on the story of Raja Englanderova, one of the few Jewish children who survived the Terezin concentration camp during World War II. Photos by Paul Burega
Mar 21 2013 | Posted in
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Kyle Darrow of Canton, a senior at Xaverian Brothers High School, recently completed his indoor track season with a highly successful month. Over five consecutive weekends Darrow won the long jump in the Tri-County League Championships and the Division 1 State Championships, placed second in the All-State Championships and the New England Indoor Track and […]
Mar 21 2013 | Posted in
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Dear Editor: As the mother of two teenagers and an educator in the Milton and Canton public schools since the late 1970s, I’ve had about 30 years of interaction with middle school, high school, and even preschool youngsters in these communities. Last spring, I found myself at a wake and funeral for a former student, […]
Dear Editor: Perhaps a cigarette smoker can answer this question for me. Why do cigarette smokers toss their cigarette butts anywhere they feel like it? Are they that selfish and lazy? I guess it has never occurred to them that they risk starting a fire when they do that, especially if they toss the butt into someone’s […]